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1998-99
University Delaware Men's Basketball
Roster
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No
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Name
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Pos
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Year
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Ht/Wt
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Hometown
(High School or JC)
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3
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Tyrone
Perry
***
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G
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Sr.
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5-11
/ 180
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Newport
News, VA/Warwick
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4
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Ndongo
Ndiaye
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C
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Jr.
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7-1
/ 235
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Dakar,
Senegal/Suffield
Academy/Providence
College
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5
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Mike
Pegues
**
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F
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Jr.
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6-5
/ 245
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Forestville,
MD/DeMatha
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10
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John
Bennett
***
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C
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Sr.
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6-10
/ 220
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Middletown,
MD/Middletown
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12
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Tobias
Mullen
***
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G/F
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Sr.
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6-4
/ 190
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Ellendale,
DE/Milford
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13
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Kestutis
Marciulionis
**
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G
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Jr.
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6-2
/ 185
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Kaunas,
Lithuania/Huguenot Acad./Hargrave
Military Acad.
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15
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John
Gordon
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G
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Jr.
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5-10
/ 160
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Newark,
DE / St. Mark's/U. of
Maine
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23
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Madou
Diouf
*
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G
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So.
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6-5
/ 190
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Dakar,
Senegal/Univ. de Dakar
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24
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Greg
Miller
*
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G/F
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So.
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6-4
/ 185
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Mt.
Holly, NJ/Rancocas
Valley
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34
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Dave
Arnold
*
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G
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So.
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6-1
/ 180
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Pocomoke,
MD/Pocomoke
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44
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Fred
Gonzalez
***
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F
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Sr.
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6-9
/ 200
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San
Marcos, TX/New Mexico Military
Inst.
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45
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Mohamed
Niang
**
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C
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Sr.
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6-10
/ 220
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Dakar,
Senegal/Univ. de Reims,
France
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*=Letters
Won
Head Coach:
Mike
Brey
(George Washington '82), 4th
Season at Delaware
Associate Head Coach:
Sean
Kearney,
Assistant Coaches:
Kenny
Blakeney,
G.R.
Myers
Captains: John Bennett,
Tyrone Perry
Trainer: Mike
King
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BLUE HEN PLAYER
BIOS
RETURNING
PLAYERS
MIKE
PEGUES
Junior • Forward • 6-5 •
Forestville, MD
One of the
top frontcourt players in America
East...called by Mike Brey the team's
"bread and butter"...has outstanding moves
and good touch in the post...earned first
team All-America East honors last season
when he averaged a team-high 16.8 points,
6.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game and
shot 51.1 percent from the field and 73.1
percent from the line...scored in doubles
figures in final 21 games he played
in...scored 55 points and pulled 22
rebounds in three America East Tournament
games to earn All-Tournament
honors...scored career-high 32 points vs.
Hofstra and had 27 points at
Maine...fractured his left hand in
practice in mid-February but missed just
one game...wore soft cast rest of the
season...averaged 6.5 ppg and 3.8 rpg
mostly as a backup as a freshman in
1996-97...averaged 14 ppg and 8 rpg as a
senior at national power DeMatha HS,
leading squad to 31-5 record and the
Washington Catholic Athletic Conference
title...first DeMatha player to be named
captain for entire season since
1969....earned first team All-WCAC honors
and competed for Washington Metro
All-Stars vs. U.S. All-Stars in
April...CoSIDA Academic All-American
candidate as an arts and sciences
major...both parents played college
basketball.
TYRONE
PERRY
Senior • Guard • 5-11 •
Newport News, VA
Co-captain...charismatic
player in the classic point guard
mold...will run the Blue Hen offense for
the third straight year...started 27 games
and averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and
3.1 assists per game and had team-high 54
steals in 1997-98...led team in
three-point shooting (61 of 149 for 40.9
percent) and free throw shooting (78.6)...
had season high 23 points vs. George
Washington to earn All-Tournament honors
at GW Tournament...averaged 6.1 points, a
team-high 4.0 assists, team-high 2.0
steals, shot 72.7 percent from the foul
line and ranked second on team with 32
three-pointers...averaged 6.9 points and
2.6 assists per game and hit a UD freshman
record 39 three-pointers (37.9 percent) in
1995-96...hit school record seven three
pointers and finished with 23 points in
79-73 loss at Duke...Brey's first recruit
at Delaware...two-time All-District player
who also played quarterback for Warwick HS
football team...criminal justice
major...active as camp counselor and
working with local Newark Boys & Girls
Club.
DARRYL
PRESLEY
Junior • Forward • 6-6 •
Adelphi, MD
Will sit
out the 1998-99 season after being
dismissed from UD for violating the
University's Academic Code...Outstanding
athlete with long arms and great leaping
ability...can drive to the basket and also
had good touch from 18 feet...made an
immediate impact in first season at
Delaware after transferring from
University of Virginia...led team in
rebounding (7.7 rpg) and field goal
shooting (.541) and ranked second on team
in scoring (12.9 ppg), blocked shots (23),
and free throw shooting (.785)...scored in
double figures five times with high of 29
at Maine...enjoyed a great post-season,
scoring 41 points and pulling 37 rebounds
in America East Tournament to earn
tournament Most Valuable Player
honors...had 25 points and 13 rebounds in
America East title game vs. Boston
University after pulling 15 rebounds in
semifinal win over Hofstra...had 12 points
and nine rebounds in NCAA Tournament loss
to Purdue...played in 10 games, averaging
4.7 minutes per game at Virginia and
scoring six points with 17
rebounds...standout forward at famed
DeMatha HS where he was a teammate of Mike
Pegues...Converse and USA Today
All-American as a senior when he averaged
13.3 ppg and 7.8 rpg...team Most Valuable
Player...averaged 12.7 ppg and 7.4 rpg as
a junior...competed for USA All-Star team
in Germany in 1994...business
major...worked as counselor at Newark Boys
and Girls Club last summer...father,
Denver, ran track at Texas Southern
University...business major.
GREG
MILLER
Sophomore • Guard • 6-4 •
Mt. Holly, NJ
Good
shooting swingman and an outstanding
scorer...played in 29 games with 22 starts
as a redshirt freshman last
season...averaged 6.1 points and 1.9
rebounds per game and also dished out 49
assists, shot .698 from the line, and was
the Hens' third leading three-point
shooter with 36 (.387)...started the final
19 games and scored in double figures six
times with season-high of 16 points at
Hartford...sat out freshman season in
1996-97 to retain freshman
eligibility...earned second team All-State
honors for Rancocas Valley HS in 1995-96,
leading squad to state Group 3
title...averaged 17 ppg, 10 rpg, and 6 apg
for team that went 23-4...averaged 10 ppg
as a junior for 24-5 team that won section
title...arts and sciences major at
Delaware...younger brother, Dan, is one of
the nation's top college freshmen this
season at the University of
Maryland.
JOHN
BENNETT
Senior • C • 6-10 •
Middletown, MD
Co-captain...adds
solid backup support at
center...outstanding shot blocker and
defensive player....played in 30 games
with four starts last season, averaging
4.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game and
ranking third in America East with 40
blocked shots...career 58.7 percent field
goal shooter...had 11 points vs. Boston
University...will team with newcomer, 7-1
Ndongo Ndiaye, to give the Hens an
intimidating force inside...played in 27
games with three starts as a sophomore in
1996-97, averaging 2.5 ppg and 2.3 rpg
with 10 blocked shots in 9.4 minutes per
game...scored season-high 10 points in win
over Florida...averaged 1.9 points and 1.5
rebounds in 23 games as a redshirt
freshman in 1995-96...had freshman record
five blocked shots in eight minutes of
play vs. Hartford in 1995-96...scored
1,246 career points at Middletown HS where
he also was a quarterback for football
team...honor student in environmental
engineering major...plays the
guitar...father, Bill, played basketball
at Pitt.
KESTUTIS
MARCIULIONIS
Junior • Guard • 6-2 •
Kaunas, Lithuania
Exciting
left-handed shooter who can play shooting
guard or point guard...Blue Hens' spark
off the bench with his all-out play and
potent three-point shooting...played in 30
games with eight starts in 1997-98,
averaging 9.7 points per game and ranking
second on team with 57 three pointers
(.329)...shot .727 from the foul
line...had career-high 22 points in early
season win over Hofstra and had 17 points
off the bench in America East Tournament
win over Towson...hit on 13 of 17 free
throws in win at Hartford...71 percent of
his shots last season were three-point
attempts...played in all 31 games as a
freshman in 1996-97 and averaged 5.1
points and was third on team with 29
three-pointers...shot 75.5 percent from
the line...has valuable international
experience...touring with Lithuania Under
22 team this summer at Italy for the
second straight year...averaged 13 ppg and
5 apg in 1995-96 at Hargraves Military
Academy (Chatham, VA) that went
29-3...averaged 20.2 ppg and was third
team All-Metro at Huguenot Academy
(Richmond, VA) in 1994-95....business
major.
MADOU
DIOUF
Sophomore • Guard/Forward • 6-5
• Dakar,
Senegal
Athletic
swingman in his second season...one of
three Senegal natives on Blue Hen
squad...entered school late last fall from
Senegal but moved right into key spot as a
backup...played in 28 games and had three
starts...averaged 2.3 points and 1.5
rebounds per game while dishing out 17
assists in 8.7 minutes per game...had best
game vs. Delaware State when had nine
points, eight rebounds, and six
assists...can play points guard or
shooting guard...outstanding defensive
player with long arms...will play in World
Championships in Greece with Senegal
National Team this summer...one of the
nation's top young players...attended
Universitie de Dakar for one year before
coming to Delaware this summer...business
major...given name is Mamadou.
FRED
GONZALEZ
Senior • Forward • 6-9 •
San Marcos, TX
One of
five seniors on squad...lean forward who
is an effective outside
shooter...three-year backup...scored 16
points in 11 games in 1997-98...scored 11
points in 16 games in 1996-97...had seven
points and three rebounds in 14 games in
1995-96...native of Mexico who attended
New Mexico Military Institute where he was
an All-State pick and a teammate of Duke
forward Taymon Domzalski...father played
professional basketball in
Mexico...business major.
TOBIAS
MULLEN
Senior • Guard • 6-4 •
Ellendale, DE
One of
five seniors...hard-working walk-on who
has played backup role the last three
seasons...played in 10 games and scored 10
points in 1997-98...played in just three
games as a freshman in 1995-96 but
appeared in 13 games in 19976-97 when he
scored five points and had six rebounds in
34 minutes...solid defensive player who
works hard...earned honorable mention
All-State honors at Milford (Del.)
HS...agricultural business
major.
MOHAMED
NIANG
Senior • Center • 6-10 •
Dakar, Senegal
Third-year
team member who continues to
improve...good athlete who gets up the
floor quickly and can block shots...played
in 11 games in 1997-98, scoring nine
points, pulling six rebounds, and blocking
two shots...played in 12 games in 1996-97
in his first season of organized
basketball...scored five points and pulled
10 rebounds...crowd favorite...native of
Dakar, Senegal who attended Universitie de
Reims in France the previous two
years...discovered by UD staff on a trip
to visit a cousin in Washington,
DC...honor student as finance
major...parents are both agronomic
engineers in Senegal...nicknamed "Big
Mo".
DAVE
ARNOLD
Sophomore • Guard • 6-1 •
Pocomoke, MD
Sophomore
with good offensive skills...played in
nine games as a freshman, scoring 12
points, including two three-pointers...had
six points in late season win over
Widener...enjoyed outstanding two-sport
career in basketball and soccer at
Pocomoke HS...scored 1,100 career
points...averaged 16 ppg, 4.5 rpg, and 6
apg and shot 42 percent from three-point
line as a senior when he led team to 18-7
record and regional semifinals...first
team all-conference...four-year starter in
soccer...earned All-State honors as a
senior when he scored 16 goals from
defensive position...led team to state
title in 1995...also played
tennis...basketball coach, David Byrd, is
the father of UD field hockey All-Region
standout Jodi Byrd
1998-99 NEWCOMERS
JOHN
GORDON
Junior • Guard • 5-10 •
Newark, DE
Begins
first season at Delaware after sitting out
the 1997-98 due to NCAA transfer
rules...transferred from America East foe
University of Maine...expected to move
right into Blue Hen starting lineup at
shooting guard...one of the league's top
shooters and clutch performers...earned
first team All-America East honors in
1996-97 when he averaged 14.7 ppg and led
America East in three-point shooting (85
of 209 for .4-07) and free throw shooting
(.848)...earned league All-Rookie notice
in 1995-96 when he averaged 13.2 ppg off
the bench and hit on 72 three-pointers
(.419)...had 34 points vs. New
Hampshire...enjoyed outstanding career at
nearby St. Mark's HS, leading team to 1995
undefeated state title when he was the
state Player of the Year...scored 1,485
career points...physical education
major...was greeted by record crowds in
his return to Bob Carpenter Center while
playing at Maine.
NDONGO
NDIAYE
Junior • Center • 7-1 •
Dakar, Senegal
Transfer
from Providence where he was a key backup
the last two seasons...will become
eligible Dec. 20...spirited player who is
expected to battle for starting spot at
center...intimidating shot-blocker who
runs the floor well...becomes the first
seven-footer in Delaware history...played
in just five games in 1997-98 under head
coach Pete Gillen, averaging 1.6 ppg and
1.2 rpg in 7.4 minutes per game before
transfer...played in 32 games as a backup
in 1996-97, averaging 0.7 ppg and 1.0
rpg....came to Providence after playing
one season at Suffield (Conn.) Academy
where he earned All-State honors,
averaging 21 ppg, 14 rpg, and 7.0 blocks
per game...member of the Senegal National
team that will play in the World
Championships this summer in Greece...name
pronounced Dongo En-jie...business
major....speaks five languages...played
soccer at Demba Diop High School in
Senegal.
BILLY
WELLS
Junior • Guard • 6-2 •
Baltimore, MD
Will sit
out the 1998-99 season per NCAA transfer
rules...played previous three seasons at
Tulane University in New Orleans...will be
expected to take over starting point guard
spot in 1999-2000...a two-year key backup
at Tulane under coach Perry Clark...played
in 29 games in 1996-97, averaging 2.4
points and 1.5 rebounds per game while
dishing out 42 assists...appeared in 28
games in 1997-98, averaging 4.0 ppg and
2.2 rpg while dishing out 52
assists...scored 17 points vs.
DePaul...standout at Baltimore's Dunbar HS
where he averaged 15 ppg as a senior to
earn All-State honors...played one season
at Marine Military Academy in Harlingen,
TX where he averaged 33 points and 7
assists per game.
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